First Seacoast Bancorp (FSEA) Competitors

First Seacoast Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSEA) and Western New England Bancorp (NASDAQ:WNEB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSEA or WNEB?

First Seacoast Bancorp has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western New England Bancorp has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FSEA or WNEB?

In the previous week, First Seacoast Bancorp and First Seacoast Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. First Seacoast Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Western New England Bancorp'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Seacoast Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Western New England Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FSEA or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Seacoast Bancorp. First Seacoast Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western New England Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Seacoast Bancorp	$29.33M	1.80	-$510K	-$0.02	-558.50
Western New England Bancorp	$72.99M	2.85	$11.67M	$0.53	18.94

Is FSEA or WNEB more profitable?

Western New England Bancorp has a net margin of 8.83% compared to First Seacoast Bancorp's net margin of 0.12%. Western New England Bancorp's return on equity of 4.63% beat First Seacoast Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Seacoast Bancorp	0.12%	0.06%	0.01%
Western New England Bancorp	8.83%	4.63%	0.42%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FSEA or WNEB?

38.4% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.9% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of First Seacoast Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Western New England Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate FSEA or WNEB?

Western New England Bancorp has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential downside of 15.34%. Given Western New England Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western New England Bancorp is more favorable than First Seacoast Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Seacoast Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Western New England Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Western New England Bancorp beats First Seacoast Bancorp on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.